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The patents I have read include three types: invention, utility model and design.
invention refers to a new technical scheme proposed for a product, method or its improvement.
utility model refers to a new practical technical scheme for the shape, structure or combination of products.
appearance design refers to a new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial application, which is based on the shape, pattern or their combination of products and the combination of color, shape and pattern.
conditions for granting patent rights
inventions and utility models granted patent rights should be novel, creative and practical.
novelty means that the invention or utility model does not belong to the prior art; No unit or individual has filed an application for the same invention or utility model with the patent administration department of the State Council before the filing date, and it is recorded in the patent application documents published or announced after the filing date.
creativity means that compared with the prior art, the invention has outstanding substantive features and remarkable progress, and the utility model has substantive features and progress.
practicality means that the invention or utility model can be manufactured or used, and can produce positive effects.
the design for which the patent right is granted shall not belong to the existing design; No unit or individual has filed an application for the same design with the patent administration department of the State Council before the application date, and it is recorded in the patent documents announced after the application date.
compared with the existing design or the combination of existing design features, the patented design should have obvious differences.
the design for which the patent right is granted shall not conflict with the legal rights obtained by others before the date of application.